2011 WCHA men's ice hockey tournament
| 2011 WCHA Men's ice hockey tournament | |
|---|---|
 2011 WCHA Final Five logo | |
| Dates | March 11–19, 2011 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Finals site | Xcel Energy Center Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| Champions | TBD (N/A title) |
| Winning coach | TBD (N/A title) |
WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments | |
The 2011 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament will be played between March 11 and March 19, 2011 at six conference arenas and the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. The winner will receive the Broadmoor Trophy as the tournament's champions, and will be awarded the Western Collegiate Hockey Association's automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
Format
The first round of the postseason tournament features a best-of-three games format. All twelve conference teams participate in the tournament. Teams are seeded No. 1 through No. 12 according to their final conference standing, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with an identical number of points accumulated. The top six seeded teams each earn home ice and host one of the lower seeded teams.
The winners of the first round series advance to the Xcel Energy Center for the WCHA Final Five, the collective name for the quarterfinal, semifinal, and championship rounds. The Final Five uses a single-elimination format. Teams are re-seeded No. 1 through No. 6 according to the final regular season conference standings, with the top two teams automatically advancing to the semifinals.
Conference Standings
Note: GP = Games Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| #2 North Dakota†* | 28 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 43 | 112 | 62 | 44 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 178 | 94 | |
| #7 Denver | 28 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 37 | 93 | 75 | 42 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 136 | 113 | |
| #14 Nebraska–Omaha | 28 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 36 | 94 | 69 | 39 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 128 | 99 | |
| #1 Minnesota–Duluth | 28 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 91 | 73 | 42 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 143 | 108 | |
| Minnesota | 28 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 31 | 91 | 78 | 36 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 113 | 102 | |
| #11 Colorado College | 28 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 28 | 83 | 84 | 45 | 23 | 19 | 3 | 143 | 131 | |
| Wisconsin | 28 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 27 | 75 | 72 | 41 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 129 | 98 | |
| Alaska–Anchorage | 28 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 26 | 62 | 78 | 37 | 16 | 18 | 3 | 89 | 106 | |
| St. Cloud State | 28 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 26 | 84 | 80 | 38 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 112 | 113 | |
| Bemidji State | 28 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 21 | 62 | 78 | 38 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 89 | 102 | |
| Minnesota State | 28 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 67 | 90 | 38 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 105 | 116 | |
| Michigan Tech | 28 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 49 | 124 | 38 | 4 | 30 | 4 | 75 | 169 | |
| Championship: North Dakota † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Current rankings: USCHO.com/CBS College Sports Top 20 Poll | ||||||||||||||
Bracket
Template:12TeamBracket-NCAA Note: * denotes overtime periods
First round
(1) North Dakota vs. (12) Michigan Tech
| March 11 | North Dakota | 8 - 0 | Michigan Tech | Ralph Engelstad Arena | Recap | |||
| Jason Gregoire (22) - 03:11 Brett Hextall (11) - 03:40 Matt Frattin (30) - 05:12 Matt Frattin (31) - SH - 12:39 Jason Gregoire (23) - 18:41 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jason Gregoire (24) - PP - 05:22 Matt Frattin (32) - PP - 15:17 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Jake Marto (7) - 04:23 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Aaron Dell - ( 16 saves / 16 shots ) | Goalie stats | Kevin Genoe - ( 9 saves / 14 shots ) Josh Robinson - ( 25 saves / 28 shots ) | ||||||
| March 12 | North Dakota | 3-1 | Michigan Tech | Ralph Engelstad Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 06:15 - Ryan Furne (12) | ||||||
| Brett Hextall (12) - 03:33 Taylor Dickin (1) - 05:34 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Matt Frattin (33) - EN - 19:54 | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Aaron Dell - ( 18 saves / 19 shots ) | Goalie stats | Josh Robinson - ( 35 saves / 37 shots ) | ||||||
| North Dakota Wins Series 2–0 | |
(2) Denver vs. (11) Minnesota State
| March 11 | Denver | 4-2 | Minnesota State | Magness Arena | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | 10:49 - Zach Lehrke (2) 19:58 - Kurt Davis (9) - PP | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Kyle Ostrow (12) - PP - 04:20 Beau Bennett (9) - 08:00 Shawn Ostrow (1) - 17:35 Shawn Ostrow (2) - EN - 19:58 |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
| Sam Brittain - ( 22 saves / 24 shots ) | Goalie stats | Phil Cook - ( 23 saves / 26 shots ) | ||||||
| March 12 | Denver | 3-2 | OT | Minnesota State | Magness Arena | Recap | ||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 00:46 - Ben Youds (2) - PP | ||||||
| Matt Donovan (8) - PP - 09:35 David Makowski (6) - PP - 13:45 |
Third period | 11:56 - J.P. Burkemper (3) | ||||||
| Jason Zucker (21) - 01:29 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Sam Brittain - ( 32 saves / 34 shots ) | Goalie stats | Austin Lee - ( 31 saves / 34 shots ) | ||||||
| Denver Wins Series 2–0 | |
(3) Nebraska-Omaha vs. (10) Bemidji State
| March 11 | Nebraska-Omaha | 2-4 | Bemidji State | Qwest Center Omaha | Recap | |||
| No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
| Ryan Walters (10) - PP - 14:02 | Second period | 04:53 - Jordan George (16) 10:50 - Ian Lowe (12) | ||||||
| Terry Broadhurst (11) - PP - 06:44 | Third period | 18:07 - Jamie MacQueen (6) 18:28 - Matt Read (19) | ||||||
| John Faulkner - ( 13 saves / 17 shots ) | Goalie stats | Dan Bakala - ( 46 saves / 48 shots ) | ||||||
| March 12 | Nebraska-Omaha | 2-3 | Bemidji State | Qwest Center Omaha | Recap | |||
| Rich Purslow (12) - 09:32 | First period | 11:34 - Matt Read (20) - PP | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 08:15 - Jamie MacQueen (7) | ||||||
| Ryan Walters (11) - EA - 19:52 | Third period | 08:48 - Matt Read (21) | ||||||
| John Faulkner - ( 17 saves / 20 shots ) | Goalie stats | Dan Bakala - ( 40 saves / 43 shots ) | ||||||
| Bemidji State Wins Series 2-0 | |
(4) Minnesota-Duluth vs. (9) St. Cloud State
| March 11 | Minnesota-Duluth | 4-2 | St. Cloud State | Amsoil Arena | Recap | |||
| J.T. Brown (15) (Schmidt, Hendrickson) - 1:42 | First period | 3:30 - David Eddy (Johnson, Gravel) | ||||||
| Justin Faulk (Fontaine, Montgomery) - 7:15 Mike Connolly (Fontaine, J. Connolly) - 15:01 |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
| Kyle Schmidt (Olesksuk, Bergman) - 19:11 | Third period | 15:53 - Jared Festler (Jensen, Dowd) | ||||||
| Kenny Reiter ( 18 saves / 20 shots ) | Goalie stats | Mike Lee ( 22 saves / 25 shots ) | ||||||
| March 12 | Minnesota-Duluth | 3-2 | 3OT | St. Cloud State | Amsoil Arena | Recap | ||
| Jack Connolly (Fontaine, M. Connolly) - 7:34 Jack Connolly (Fontaine, Faulk) - 13:01 |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
| No scoring | Second period | 3:06 - David Eddy (Reid, Roe) | ||||||
| No scoring | Third period | 9:20 - Taylor Johnson (Marvin) | ||||||
| Mike Connolly (Hendrickson, Fontaine) - 1:13 | Third overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
| Kenny Reiter ( 37 saves / 39 shots ) | Goalie stats | Mike Lee ( 60 saves / 63 shots ) | ||||||
| Minnesota-Duluth Wins Series 2-0 | |
(5) Minnesota vs. (8) Alaska-Anchorage
| March 11 | Minnesota | 3-4 | Alaska-Anchorage | Mariucci Arena | Recap |
| March 12 | Minnesota | 0-2 | Alaska-Anchorage | Mariucci Arena | Recap |
| Alaska-Anchorage Wins Series 2-0 | |
(6) Colorado College vs. (7) Wisconsin
| March 11 | Colorado College | 1-3 | Wisconsin | World Arena | Recap |
| March 12 | Colorado College | 4-3 | OT | Wisconsin | World Arena | Recap |
| March 13 | Colorado College | 2-1 | Wisconsin | World Arena | Recap |
| Colorado College Wins Series 2-1 | |
Quarterfinals
(4) Minnesota-Duluth vs. (10) Bemidji State
| March 17 | Minnesota-Duluth | - | Bemidji State | Xcel Energy Center | ||||
(6) Colorado College vs. (8) Alaska-Anchorage
| March 17 | Colorado College | - | Alaska-Anchorage | Xcel Energy Center | ||||
Semifinals
(1) North Dakota vs. (-) TBD
| March 18 | North Dakota | - | Xcel Energy Center | |||||
(2) Denver vs. (-) TBD
| March 18 | Denver | - | Xcel Energy Center | |||||